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struck

[struhk]

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verb

the simple past tense and a past participle of strike.

adjective

(of a factory, industry, etc.) closed or otherwise affected by a strike of workers.
overcome, obsessed, or deeply affected by a specified person, feeling, or thing (used in combination).
Ichabod was horror-struck on perceiving that the rider was headless.
If you know any stagestruck youngsters begging for ballet lessons, these new dance books will get them off on the right foot.

struck

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verb

the past tense and past participle of strike

adjective

(of an industry, factory, etc) shut down or otherwise affected by a labour strike

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Word History and Origins

Origin of struck¹

First recorded in 1890–95 struck for def. 2

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Wellington, the Cook Islands' biggest funder, said it was blindsided by the deals that were struck in February, covering infrastructure, tourism, technology and perhaps crucially, deep-sea mineral exploration.

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Since then, trade agreements in principle have been struck with about 70 countries and last month the UK and EU reached a renewed deal.

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On Saturday, four of his family members were killed when an Iranian missile struck their home in northern Israel, collapsing the concrete building on top of them.

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�� struck Scrofano about the character is that she is not defined by her job or any one specific role.

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Police on Monday arrested a man accused of driving an SUV that struck a 21-year-old woman marching at a “No Kings” protest in Riverside.

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